24330-46-9

Basic information

• Product Name: Nitrous acid, 2-phenylethyl ester
• Synonyms: phenethyl nitrite;Phenethylnitrit;Nitrous acid,2-phenylethyl ester
• CAS NO: 24330-46-9
• Molecular Formula: C8H9NO2
• Molecular Weight: 151.165
• Mol File: 24330-46-9.mol
• Article Data: 4

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 205.5±19.0 °C(Predicted)
• Density: 1.07±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted)
• CAS DataBase Reference: Nitrous acid, 2-phenylethyl ester(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Nitrous acid, 2-phenylethyl ester(24330-46-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Nitrous acid, 2-phenylethyl ester(24330-46-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 24330-46-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 54894-37-0 (2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)benzene 
• 60-12-8 2-phenylethanol 

Downstream Products

• 52767-51-8 (±)-2-phenethoxytetrahydrofuran 
• 86-73-7 9H-fluorene 
• 101-81-5 Diphenylmethane 
• 85-01-8 phenanthrene 
• 776-35-2 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene 
• 103-29-7 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bisbenzene 
• 122-78-1 phenylacetaldehyde 
• 60-12-8 2-phenylethanol 
• 36568-05-5 2-(hydroxyimino)malononitrile 

Relevant articles and documents

Metal-free tetrahydrofuranylation of alcohols with tertbutyl nitrite

Metal-free tetrahydrofuranylation of alcohols in the presence of tertbutyl nitrite is described, providing a facile and green route for the protection of hydroxy groups. Mechanistic studies demonstrate that this transformation proceeds in a radical way, and involves alkyl nitrite of corresponding alcohol as the key intermediate.

Oxidation of benzylic alcohols and ethers to carbonyl derivatives by nitric acid in dichloromethane

Nitric acid in dichloromethane may be successfully employed for the oxidation of benzylic alcohols and ethers to the corresponding carbonyl compounds. The proposed method proved to be of general applicability, affording very good yields of aldehydes and ketones and showing interesting chemoselectivity in many instances, allowing competitive aromatic nitration to be avoided, as well as - in the case of aldehydes - any further oxidation to carboxylic acids. The reaction probably proceeds by a radical mechanism, the active species in the oxidation process being NO2. Competitive formation of nitro esters was observed in some cases, whereas poor results were obtained with allylic and non-benzylic substrates. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003.